Re: New VW slogan: "Are you ready to put up with it?" -Reply

[dkvarda <dkvarda@as.net>]

Hey , I have an 88 fox with 269,000 miles and has never been into the shop
except for 1 clutch.... I do all my own oil changes. Replaced timing belt
only once .... It's like a timex...... Of course tires and brakes get
changed once in awhile..... It even has original freon in the ac
system......Doesnt burn any oil  either...........I also had a 85 gti with
NOS that lasted 125,000 miles until I melted a piston.... These cars can
take a beating....

At 10:04 PM 6/9/98 -0400, you wrote:
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>On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Philip Mueller wrote:
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>> I've been sitting here listening to everyone debate the reliability of
>> VW's.  I haven't said anything because all my experience is with the older
>> ones A1's & old A2's.  I thought that maybe there was just something that
>> I was missing with the ones, until I read this:
>> 
>> Vojin Janjic wrote:
>> 
>> > <SNIP>
>> >
>> > I am not saying, by any means, that GLX is a diseaster when it
>> > comes to reliability.  VW is unquestionably getting better since,
>> > for example, the Rabbit Diesel times...   My point is that GLX is
>> 
>> > <SNIP>
>> 
>> >
>> >
>> > Vojin
>> 
>>  My Dad had an '81 Rabbit diesel LS.  I learned how to drive in it, & then
>> drove it for another two years after that.  The rabbit diesel is one of
>>
>> <SNIP>
>
>Phillip/All:
>
>	I figured I might as well get my 2c in since I'm looking into
>buying a new car and am torn between VW and Honda.  I own an '86 Scirocco.
>It's awesome to drive, goes like hell can beat most 4 bangers out there :)
>I bought the car 3 yrs ago, put 100000kms on it (I'm in Canada) but have
>had trouble with it every other month.  So far it's cost me Cdn$ 5500 to
>fix: All belts, Engine Seals, oilpan gaskit, Transmission seals, hoses,
>shift linkages, A/C compressor, thermostat, engine mount,a couple of wheel
>bearings, fuel pump, transfer pump, manifold and head gaskit.  Altho I
>love driving the car I cannot afford to buy a new car and pump $ into it
>at that rate.  Everyone mentions "routine maintenance"...  I hope that
>isn't all the stuff I mentioned above...
>
>	In Toronto the Prelude & the GTI VR6 are about the same price and
>they drive pretty much the same (IMO) (GTI's a little more solid).. I'm
>having a hard time making up my mind, if VW hadn't to drop their warranty
>from 3/60 to 3/40 I'd buy a GTI VR6, no questions asked... 
>
>my 2c,
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>Kevin.
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